Freeze-Offs Near Record, Setting Stage for Natural Gas ‘Deliverability’ Issues and Upside Volatility

Natural Gas Intelligence · last updated January 27, 2026 – 5:51 PM

U.S. natural gas production freeze-offs hit a single-day high of 17 Bcf on Sunday (Jan. 25), according to Wood Mackenzie, with the worst to come in the Appalachian Basin as temperatures are forecast to fall well below zero in the Northeast this week.

NOAA map showing the Friday night low temperature outlook across the Lower 48 United States, with widespread subfreezing temperatures across the Midwest, Plains, and Northeast, single-digit and below-zero readings in parts of the central and northern U.S., and milder lows along the West Coast and Florida, based on data as of Jan. 27, 2026.

At A Glance:

49 Bcf of freeze-offs over past week
Worst to come in Appalachia
Eastern price indexes well above $100

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